Versed for Light Sedation User Reviews (Page 2)

• Bea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 20, 2023

"Jan 2023, I was given fentanyl and Versed for an angiogram and insertion of a venous wall stent in my iliac vein for May-Thurner syndrome. I was awake and conversant through the entire procedure and remember everything. Pain was minimal until the first stent was deployed. They were unable to do the second stent as I had received the maximum amount of Versed for my weight. I now have to have a second procedure. I hope they have a different method."

• Big...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 24, 2019

"Had Versed for a colonoscopy. I vaguely recall saying 'Ow! ... Ow!' as some parts of the procedure were very painful. The doc asked me later, 'So you don't remember a thing?' with a smile. I replied, 'I remember saying 'Ow' a lot,' and he brushed that off as me 'dreaming.' I have since learned that making you forget is a major part of why they use this, and yes, colonoscopies can be painful. Despite the above, I'd still recommend this, as I certainly did forget most of it, and being such an embarrassing procedure, I'm glad of that! Didn't have any side effects that I'm aware of."

• Chr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 28, 2021

"I had a vertebroplasty done on two back fractures. Have had Versed in the past and it worked fine. Not this time. I felt every minute of the doctor working on me. Not sure it worked in the past, but not this time."

• Jen...
• October 2, 2021

"I just had an injection in my back and was given Versed. The anesthesiologist knew that the first experience I had with an injection in my back went very badly and was extremely painful. After this terrible, terrible injection, the anesthesiologist told me he even gave me more Versed because of the previous experience. I’ve felt everything they did, and it was excruciatingly painful. I don’t think I can blame the anesthesiologist, though. It may just be my reaction to the drug, but I’m totally traumatized now and I can’t imagine ever getting a third injection in my back after this experience. This better work is all I can say!"

• Wis...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 19, 2021

"I was given Versed and fentanyl for wisdom tooth extraction. I specifically chose a doctor who would sedate me and clearly expressed that I did not want to have to feel and remember what was happening. My doctor explained I’d be in a dreamlike state and not very aware. I remember everything. It didn’t really hurt, and they also gave me a bunch of shots of local anesthetic (probably lidocaine, but I didn’t ask). It was uncomfortable, and I could hear the tooth crack, and I still remember the sensation of them twisting my teeth out. I also remember the entire conversation they had while working on me, which was very unprofessional (they were talking about family issues and how they hate the other hospital nearby and stuff like that). I’m now scared to ever need another procedure, and I can’t keep replaying the feeling of them twisting my tooth out in my head."

• Cat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 20, 2024

"I was given Versed prior to my cataract surgery about 1 ½ years ago. I didn’t feel much of anything from it, but also felt no pain during the surgery due to the eye drops they give you. I had no other side effects from it at all. I will be having my other eye done in the very near future and I understand I will be given this again. I read some awful reviews and can’t imagine having those side effects. I prefer less over more in medication so hope all goes well on the next surgery."

• gue...
• December 10, 2014

"Used as a light sedation for cataract surgery. It was marginally effective during the first procedure and had almost no effect for the second procedure a week later."

• KSG...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 11, 2019

"Had a paradoxical reaction. Had anxiety flashbacks for years after."

• Lol...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 15, 2018

"I had this during my colonoscopy along with Fentanyl, and I woke up in the middle of it, wide awake and feeling a lot of pain. They tried giving me more with no success. Did not work for me."

• Din...
• March 16, 2011

"This works great when they listen to you and give you enough."

• Mik...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• November 10, 2016

"I highly recommend the non-amnesic fentanyl instead. See other review."

• Kop...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 3, 2015

"I had two bowel resections, and Versed had no aftereffects after about 5 hours and was very useful for relaxation."

• DFe...
• January 28, 2017

"Worked almost immediately for spinal injection anxiety."

• Mon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 22, 2018

"Had it for oral surgery IV. Since then, I have had loss of hair. A fairly large amount. Just wondered if anyone else had this problem."

• Den...
• August 17, 2021

"So I went in to have my wisdom teeth taken out, and they gave me Versed, but I did not fall asleep. Why not?"